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Palisade Rim Boat Ramp

Kayak spot · United States

Flat water: a lake, canal or slow river

Is it worth the trip?

86Good out of 100 for your dates

Home sucks

Best on Sun 8: Wind 3 kn gusting 10, Air 13 °C

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Wed 4 · 85 out of 100

Wind
2 kn
Gusts
9kn
Air
11°C
Rain
1.6 mm

Thu 5 · 84 out of 100

Wind
2 kn
Gusts
10kn
Air
11°C
Rain
0 mm

Fri 6 · 84 out of 100

Wind
2 kn
Gusts
11kn
Air
11°C
Rain
0.4 mm

Sat 7 · 86 out of 100

Wind
1 kn
Gusts
8kn
Air
13°C
Rain
0 mm

Sun 8 · 88 out of 100

Wind
3 kn
Gusts
10kn
Air
13°C
Rain
0 mm

Mon 9 · 87 out of 100

Wind
1 kn
Gusts
7kn
Air
12°C
Rain
0 mm

Tue 10 · 87 out of 100

Wind
1 kn
Gusts
7kn
Air
12°C
Rain
0 mm

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Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Tue 384, good
  2. Wed 485, good
  3. Thu 584, good
  4. Fri 684, good
  5. Sat 786, good
  6. Sun 888, good
  7. Mon 987, good
  8. Tue 1087, good
  9. Wed 1186, good
  10. Thu 1286, good

The spot in one fact

  • Flat waterthe water

Full forecast

every day, every number

The score doesn't know the river level, weirs or your skill.

Wind and weather forecast and score for each day at Palisade Rim Boat Ramp
DayScoreWindGustsAirRain
Tue 3Nov84, good2 kn10kn11°C0 mm
Wed 4Nov85, good2 kn9kn11°C1.6 mm
Thu 5Nov84, good2 kn10kn11°C0 mm
Fri 6Nov84, good2 kn11kn11°C0.4 mm
Sat 7Nov86, good1 kn8kn13°C0 mm
Sun 8Nov88, good3 kn10kn13°C0 mm
Mon 9Nov87, good1 kn7kn12°C0 mm
Tue 10Nov87, good1 kn7kn12°C0 mm
Wed 11Nov86, good1 kn8kn11°C0 mm
Thu 12Nov86, good3 kn9kn11°C0 mm

Wind and gusts are in knots, rain in mm. River levels: no free forecast gives them, so check a gauge before you go. More

Forecast updated . It refreshes every three hours. Forecast data: ECMWF, DWD, Météo-France and NOAA, served by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0). Changed by us. Generated using E.U. Copernicus Marine Service Information.

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Photos of Palisade Rim Boat Ramp

Palisade Rims
Photo: jimmy thomas from Seattle, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

About

the place in full, sources, credits

About Palisade Rim Boat Ramp

A launch on the Colorado River. No grade stated: ask locally before you paddle. OpenStreetMap marks the water open to canoes and kayaks. None within 10 km, the nearest 19 km away. The town to stay in is Palisade. Within 5 km we also list 1 mountain bike area.

  • River Colorado River
  • Grade No grade is stated.
  • Who it suits No grade stated: ask locally before you paddle.
  • Access OpenStreetMap marks the water open to canoes and kayaks.
  • Schools, hire None within 10 km, the nearest 19 km away.

Spots and rivers: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Whitewater sections © Rivermap (rivermap.org), Riverzone and Jonathan Riddell, ODbL.

The score is the conditions only: the journey, the price and the partners never change it (how we score, how we earn).

Rough cost (estimate): about US$1,230–US$2,250 each

about US$1,230–US$2,250 each · 6 nights, 2 sharing: flights, hire car, stay, food, kayak hire.

Our estimate from typical public prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book (where they come from). Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 2 November 2026.

How we worked it out 
Rough cost per person for this trip
WhatHow we worked it outEach
Flightsreturn ORD to MTJ, estimated from distance and season, 2 airlines on the route, with a hold bagabout US$188–US$396
Hire car6 days, sharedabout US$154–US$255
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, sharedabout US$349–US$584
Food7 days eating outabout US$342–US$637
Kayak hire5 days, or about US$114 to fly your ownabout US$201–US$376
Totalabout US$1,230–US$2,250

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: Palisade

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Closest

Palisade

about 5 min by car · 7 places to stay

about US$134/nightcountry average

See 7 places to stay in Palisade · Booking.com

About Palisade its beds, food and every spot near it

About US$134 a night is our estimate of the country's average 2-star double room that month: not each town's price, and not a quote. Drives are estimates. Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 2 November 2026.

Getting there: about 6h 30m

About 6h 30m door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → MTJ, direct, then 1h 40m by road

An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.

On the water

Paddling schools, clubs and hire nearby

The nearest named schools, clubs and kayak or canoe hire within 25 km, in a straight line. Listings, not a recommendation. Schools, clubs and hire: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Credits

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